On 4 November 1991,the album was released in Canada.[1] On 4 May 1992,it was issued in France,Belgium and Switzerland.[2] On 25 January 1993,it was released in Australia.[3] In 1994,Dion chante Plamondon was released in the rest of the world,becoming Dion's first French album available worldwide.[4][5] It was released with four different cover pictures.
Lary Leblanc from Billboard listed Dion chante Plamondon as one of the best albums of the 1992 saying:"Dion's french-language recordings outrank her english pop output".[8] According to AllMusic,"on this relatively early album,Dion sounds as self-assured and mature as on her latter-day recordings as a world-class superstar. Her voice exudes a passion beyond her young years,especially on the album's rocking opener,"Des mots qui sonnent"." They also said that "this album spans a wide musical spectrum,including the dramatic "Le fils de Superman",the funk-tinged "Je danse dans ma tête",the bluesy "Les uns contre les autres",and the mega-power ballad "Le blues du businessman".[6]
1991-92 in Canada
In Quebec,Canada four promotional singles were released. In November 1991,"Des mots qui sonnent" was sent to the pop stations (airplay peak at number 10) and "L'amour existe encore" to the adult contemporary format (airplay peak at number 16). March 1992 saw the issue of "Je danse dans ma tête" (number three in airplay). "Quelqu'un que j'aime,quelqu'un qui m'aime" was chosen as the next single in August 1992 and became a hit reaching number one on the airplay chart in Quebec. The album was very successful in Quebec,topping the chart for seven weeks.[9] It reached number 57 on the Canadian Albums Chart as Quebec sales did not factor into this chart at that time,but was certified 2×Platinum in Canada.
1992-94 in France
In France,the album was renamed Des mots qui sonnent and was promoted by "Je danse dans ma tête" commercial single,released in March 1992. However,at that time none of them charted. Everything changed in 1993 when Dion's single "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" became a hit,reaching number two and being certified Gold. English version of that song appeared on the Tycoon compilation. Thanks to its success,Des mots qui sonnent charted for the very first time in September 1993. In January 1994,Sony Music released the third and final commercial single in France,"L'amour existe encore",which peaked at number 31. The album reached number four and spent a whole year on the chart. It was certified 2×Platinum in France.[10] The album has sold over one million copies in France alone.[11]
1994 worldwide
There was no promotion when the album was released worldwide in 1994. Only Dion's English single "Think Twice",released at that time contained as B-sides two songs from Dion chante Plamondon:"L'amour existe encore" and "Le monde est stone". Dion chante Plamondon has sold over two million copies worldwide.[12][13] Although a French-language record,it managed to sell 275,000 copies in the United States as of June 2014.[14] On the Belgian Wallonia chart,which is available only since April 1995,the album peaked at number 17. It was also certified Gold in Belgium in November 1995.
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